The Tenth Man: Ma Jiaqi Solves Puzzles and Escapes from a Top-Tier Boy Band

I’m Ma Jiaqi, the captain of the Times Youth League. Our group has seven members, but I keep seeing a blurred tenth figure in the shadows onstage, reflected in mirrors, and even in our group photos. Then, during a concert attended by tens of thousands, the lift platform suddenly collapsed amid thunderous cheers. I woke up in the hospital with the members gathered around my bed, their faces pale as they told me the truth:

“Jiaqi, we checked every camera and record... When the platform collapsed, there was someone else onstage besides the seven of us.”

“It seems like he’s been among us all along.”

Just then, a text from an unknown number arrived on my phone:

“Game on. Find me, or... watch me replace them, one by one.”